National FS-5000
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Description
The model FS-5000 is based on FS-5500F2. The name of this computer is FS-5000 as indicated on front, but the label on back specifies its link with the FS-5500F2 model by indicating FS-5000F2.
Video control panel and superimpose capabilities has been removed but the memory go up to 128kB. It was aimed at the Japanese market. Only the version with 2 floppy disk drives was released (there is no FS-5000F1).
| Brand | National |
| Type | FS-5000 |
| Year | November 1986 |
| Region | Japan |
| Original price | ¥158,800 |
| RAM | 128kB in slot 3-2 |
| VRAM | 128kB |
| Media | MSX cartridges, Floppy disk 3.5" |
| Video | Yamaha V9938 |
| Audio | PSG |
| Chipset | Probably Yamaha S3527 or Yamaha S1985 |
| Extras | Stereo PSG sound, Two floppy disk drives 3.5" 720k, general volume controller at front, headphone jack with volume controller at front, Word processor (floppy disk) |
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Specifications
The National FS-5000 is a MSX2 with 2 cartridge slots, and two 3.5" Disk drives.
The three slots in the back have the same pinout as standard expansion slot but the connector is different. The location seems to be the slots #0-1, #0-2 and #0-3.
Floppy Disk Controller chip is the 8876.
Slot Map
Help needed
The location of the three expansion slots needs to be checked on a real machine.
| Slot | Slot | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 0-3 | Slot 1 | Slot 2 | 3-0 | 3-1 | 3-2 | 3-3 | ||||
| Page C000h~FFFFh | Slot CN904 | Slot CN906 | Slot CN907 | Cartridge Slot 1 | Cartridge Slot 2 | 128kB Memory Mapper | |||||||
| Page 8000h~BFFFh | Kanji driver | Set-Up RTC | |||||||||||
| Page 4000h~7FFFh | Main-ROM | Disk ROM | |||||||||||
| Page 0000h~3FFFh | Sub-ROM | ||||||||||||
Connections
- Keyboard connector
- RF output with channel selector switch
- RGB output (RGB21)
- RCA Audio and Video
- Headphone jack (3.5mm?)
- Centronics compatible Parallel port for a printer
- Data Recorder connector
- 2 general connectors (Joysticks, Mouse, Paddle controlers, etc)
- 2 cartridge slots at front
- 3 expansion slots on the rear
- Power cable
- 2 power outlets